New help is being offered to people in Yeovil and South Somerset who smoke to get them to quit. Over four hundred thousand pounds is being spent making Somerset's roads more cyclist and pedestrian friendly. ‘Visit Somerset’ is calling on the government to speed up investment in providing vehicle electric charging points. New road signs are to be put up to welcome people into Somerset...and more.
New help is being offered to people in Yeovil and South Somerset who smoke to get them to quit. It follows figures showing that five thousand people are admitted to local hospitals every year with smoking-related illnesses. The package includes better advice on ways to stop smoking, together with access to medical treatments.
New road signs are to be put up to welcome people into Somerset. The ‘Somerset Council Welcomes You’ signs will be located at entry points around the area run by the new Somerset unitary Council. It’s long been claimed that the old ‘Welcome to Somerset’ signs ignored Bath and Weston-super-mare as being part of Somerset.
Over four hundred thousand pounds is being spent making Somerset roads more cyclist and pedestrian friendly. The cash from Active Transport England will be used to improve planning and transport policy, to consult with the public on what's needed, and to train staff.
The CEO of ‘Visit Somerset’ is calling on the government to speed up investment in providing vehicle electric charging points. John Turner says the tourism sector fears the lack of charging points could deter visitors from making a local stop-off.
Police are appealing for a missing 17 year old from Castle Cary. A registered sex offender has been sentenced to 9 years in prison. A former Chard student who is one of six writers in the running to win this year's Booker Prize has paid tribute to his childhood teachers... and more.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service say this summer saw record-breaking levels of demand. The charity that runs the Brewhouse Theatre has confirmed that it will definitely close. A Chard charity has launched a minibus service to improve community transport... and more.
Somerset Community Foundation says it has awarded more than £40 million in grants across the county. The family of a Somerset girl say they used AI to help diagnose her genetic condition. A property in Monks Dale, Yeovil is subject to a three month Closure Order... and more.
’20 Is Plenty’ is the message to drivers travelling through Langport. Chard’s Numatic manufacturing hub is marking 45 years of business with an investment of £85m into the company. Wessex Water tell us the hosepipe ban will remain across the region... and more.
Somerset Council has approved a multi-million pound scheme to tackle flooding in the county. A person had to be transferred to hospital after an incident in Chard. A North Curry travellers’ site must be vacated by Christmas... and more.
Police will take no further action after a year-long fraud probe in Glastonbury. Leonardo has chosen Somerset for its first international future talent programme. Three motorway services in Somerset have been rated as some of the worst in the country ... and more.
Children with special needs could have a better chance of moving to a new school, without delay or disruption. A former Castle Cary pub is to be turned into a private house. Taunton's Brewhouse Theatre may have to close at the end of next month... and more.
Wessex Water's contacting large businesses, asking them to use less water. A ‘serious collision’ closed a stretch of the A30 in both directions yesterday afternoon.Two Somerset charities have benefitted from a combined £64,000, thanks to the Leonardo Rising Stars.
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